Weight Loss 2016 Weeks 3 and 4

I said I was going to get a weight loss blog out every Monday.  I had good intentions.  I didn’t get one out last week.  I did work 7 days that week.

So how did Weeks 3 and 4 go?  It’s a mixed bag.  I lost 6.8% of my body weight in the month of January.  I have a DietBet.com weigh out tomorrow.  I expect to win it with ease.  I have another DietBet.com weigh out the following Tuesday.  I need to lose a few pounds to get there.

After my last blog I had one friend tell me with the manner my weight fluctuates I should see an endocrinologist.  I had another tell me to see an acupuncturist.  I am more inclined to see the acupuncturist.  I hesitate to see an endocrinologist because my whole family has a history of obesity.  Most of them have been to endocrinologists.  Only one was diagnosed with a glandular problem and put on medication.  She got larger on that medication and her body did not look good.

To review, I gained weight in 2015 in general.  I gained more weight over the holidays. I lost in 2016, but ate carby, fatty crap for my birthday and gained weight.  I still haven’t gotten back to my January 9^th weight.  That is my current goal.  But my weight has been pretty stable.  Last Monday it went up, to my great chagrin.  This week it is down.  I feel like it is, in general going down.

I am also back at the gym after a long absence.  First, starting in October I had a leg infection.  It got better.  I was at the gym for two weeks, and then I got a bad cold.  It got better and then came the holidays.  Immediately following the holidays I got another chest cold.  It’s gone, in the last week I was back at the gym.  It feels great. 

This is how I looked this week. 

You can’t see my body too well in this picture.  The guys said I looked great.  Guys are like that.  Hang out with guys. 

I know I sound like a walking advertisement for DietBet.com, it is the best tool I have found to keep me on track.  Knowing I have regular weigh ins helps so much. 

My great challenge is eating meals out and booze.  I am a social animal.  I have been very good with the meals.  I have drank some booze, not too much, but some.  Could I lose more weight if I didn’t drink at all?  Maybe.  Can I drink sometimes and still lose weight?  Time will tell. 

The bad news is two weeks ago I told you I wanted to hit January 9^th’s weight, and I’m still not there.  The good news is in January I lost 6.8% of my body weight.  Weight loss only counts over time.  Next week I want to tell you it’s January 9^th.